league baseball

collocation in English

meaningsofleagueandbaseball

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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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baseball
noun
uk
/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/us
/ˈbeɪs.bɑːl/
a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat (= stick) and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns ...
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(Definition ofleagueandbaseballfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Over the last two decades, state officials have placed an aquarium, a new minorleaguebaseballstadium and an outdoor music venue along the city's waterfront.
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He played minorleaguebaseballuntil 1896.
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He was an umpire for minorleaguebaseballduring the 1950s.
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It was built for night games, with six tower banks which were described as the best in minorleaguebaseballat the time.
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The stadium was not built for minorleaguebaseballand only held about 900 fans.
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He also had an extensive career in minorleaguebaseball, spanning fourteen years from 1946-59, then as a manager until 1966.
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His professional career lasted from 1891 to 1913 and included three brief stints as a minorleaguebaseballmanager.
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There would also be an athletic complex, conference and exhibition facilities, and a minorleaguebaseballballpark.
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His 17-year playing career, which began in 1936, was almost exclusively spent in minorleaguebaseball.
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It hosted minorleaguebaseballfrom the late 1930s to the early 1950s.
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He played minorleaguebaseballuntil 1946, going 5147 in 191 minor league games.
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During a 9-year majorleaguebaseballcareer, he hit.223, 28 home runs, and 107 runs batted in.
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The organization oversees minorleaguebaseballleagues, which operate about 240 teams affiliated with the major-league clubs.
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From there he progressed to minorleaguebaseballstarting in 1946.
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Piechota also played in 14 seasons of minorleaguebaseball.
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He had an 11-year career overall (19381940; 19451952), most of it taking place at the highest levels of minorleaguebaseball.
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He played minorleaguebaseballin 1983 and 1985, but did not see any more major league action.
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In addition to his major league playing career, he played in minorleaguebaseballfor ten seasons.
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Emanski is a former majorleaguebaseballassociate scout and youth coach.
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He continued his career in minorleaguebaseballthrough 1979.
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He played minorleaguebaseballfor nine seasons.
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Following his brief major league career, he continued to play minorleaguebaseballuntil 1896.
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His minorleaguebaseballcareer spanned 18 seasons, from 1936 until 1953.
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His minorleaguebaseballcareer spanned 13 seasons between 1949 and 1961.
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He then unofficially retired from majorleaguebaseball.
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